Someone with one child is most likely going to have
lower bodily injury limits than someone with 5 children.
Not exact matches
With any
lower liability
limit than that, you might as well not even have the policy if there's a
bodily injury loss, for example.
For example, let's assume there is a catastrophic
injury case where the at - fault person only has
low bodily injury insurance
limits of $ 10,000.
If SUM coverage has been purchased and you have an accident with another vehicle that is insured but has
bodily injury liability
limits lower than yours, or if such vehicle has no insurance at all, SUM coverage will be activated.
With any
lower liability
limit than that, you might as well not even have the policy if there's a
bodily injury loss, for example.
If you do carry
bodily injury liability coverage, but with
low limits, you still could be putting yourself at risk financially, since if you cause a serious accident where
injury expenses exceed your
limits you can be held responsible for the amount above your
limits.
When the ridesharing app is open but a passenger has not been assigned, referred to as Period 1, Uber and Lyft offer
low coverage
limits for drivers: Liability coverage of 50 / 100/25, which translates into $ 50,000 for
bodily injury per person, $ 100,000 for
bodily injury per accident, and $ 25,000 for property damage.
Delaware's former minimum liability requirements of $ 15,000 per person, $ 30,000 per accident for
bodily injury and $ 10,000 for property damage were rather
low — only a couple of states had
lower minimum
bodily injury limits.
If you carry UMBI, most states require your
limits for this coverage to be the same or
lower than your
bodily injury liability
limits.
Limits are about $ 5,000
lower per person for
bodily injury compared to standard policies, and don't provide the option for physical damage (collision & comprehensive coverage).
For example, if an ATV or UTV insurance policy has a
bodily injury limit of $ 25,000 per person / per accident, the same policy's property damage
limit might be $ 25,000 or
lower.
The
limit is typically as much or
lower than the per - person
limit of the ATV policy's
bodily injury liability insurance.
If Person 1's medical bills total $ 40,000, Person 2's cost $ 30,000 and Person 3's cost $ 25,000, you're likely covered, as each person's bills were under $ 50,000 (your
bodily injury limit per person), and the total cost of
injuries is $ 95,000, which is
lower than your $ 100,000
bodily injury limit for a single accident.
Personal Umbrella Insurance is a relatively
low - cost way to provide additional coverage if you're sued for
bodily injury or property damage beyond the
limits of your existing policies.
State auto insurance law requires that uninsured motorist policies be equal in value to drivers» liability policies unless they specifically choose to elect
lower limits for
bodily injury uninsured motorist coverage.